Barre Grey Quarry

It all starts with selecting the right granite. Not just any stone will do.

Barre Grey Smith Quarry

One of the deepest dimensional stone quarries in the world. It also produces the finest granite for sculptures and large scale projects.

ROA Barre Block Yard

Every quarry block is graded for colour, consistency and quality.

Wire block saw

Blocks from the quarry are sawn into standard thickness slabs

Large Block Saw blades

The large blades are waiting for diamond re-tipping.

Slab polisher

Once cut, the whole face of the slabs are polished to perfection.

5 Axis wire saw

Specialty shapes can be cut with precision. Even on a large scale.

Guillotine

Polished slabs are regraded and then laid out and cut into rough shapes of custom memorials.

Bed saw

Every upright memorial needs a perfectly flat bottom to stand on.

Hand Polishing

Watching a memorial go from rough stone to a beautiful shine is awesome. The craftsman uses nothing but simple hand tools and a series of diamond polishing pads.

Hand finishing design

This artisan is using a series of handtools to accent the design.

Sculptors

Months of time can go into a large sculpture. Only a handful of craftsmen can produce these divine masterpieces.

Computer layout

Every memorial, big or small starts with a customized layout showing you what the memorial will look like.

Customer approval

Once the drawing is approved our craftsmen can start to work on the carving.

Stencil

Our craftsmen create a rubber stencil/template. This memorial is ready for its final check before the last sandblasting process.

Shape carved roses

A memorial in the final stages of sandblast carving. Shaping of flowers and leaves is all done by hand.

Shape carved rose

Every rose is unique and each craftsman carves them a little differently. Some companies do not offer shape carving and prefer to do things the quick easy way. We like to give customers the choice.

Hand tooled lettering

A time lapse of hand finishing lettering. A very delicate skill that delivers a beautiful and unique finish to letters.

Hand tooled or V cut letters

An in process look at V cut letters. Depending on the font size, it can take hours to complete a family name.